Gratitude Jar Printables

November is a time to reflect and think about the things we are thankful for. It can be easy to forget sometimes, but taking a moment out of our busy lives to appreciate the things we have can help reduce stress and help us refocus on the things we have instead of lack.

For a festive activity for the kids, I thought it would be fun to take a jar and decorate it as a pumpkin and turn it into a gratitude jar. Print out the Gratitude Prompts, cut them out and place them in the jar. Each day, kids will be able to pull out a piece of paper and write what they are thankful for and place it back in the jar. Not only will you have a jar full of gratitude reminders, but it also serves as a cute decoration for your home!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Putting the gratitude jar is simple and kiddos will have fun with this fall craft!

  1. Paint the jar orange
  2. Paint the lid green or brown.
  3. Once the paint has dried, use hot glue to put the wooden spool on top of the jar.
  4. Grab some twine and cut enough to make a bow at the top.
  5. Print out and cut the Gratitude Prompt Printable.
  6. Hole punch the Gratitude Jar tag and tie it at the top to the wooden spool.
  7. Place the gratitude prompts inside the jar.

Printable Advent Calendar + 30 Activity Ideas

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We’ve reached the end of the year and the busiest season of the year! My kids ask every year for an advent calendar and they absolutely love it. We’ve done a variety of advent calendars: candy, socks, activities, you name it! I will admit, their favorite has definitely been the candy ones, but I know they also love getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas activities.

Here is an advent calendar that you can print off and use for years. Knowing that every year is going to be different, you can also change the text so that you can plan the activities based on your schedule. The text can be changed in Canva and is free and easy to use!

Here’s what you’re going to need:

How to put it together:

  1. Print out the Advent Calendar Cover on cardstock.
  2. Using a cutting mat and precision/exacto knife, start cutting 3 sides of each box on the Advent Calendar so that it opens up like a door. You don’t want to cut off all of the sides on each box.
  3. To print out and/or change the text on the Activity Page, go to Canva and edit the text on the template.
  4. To print out the Activity Page, select “Share” at the top right corner, choose Download and for file type, choose PDF Print. Once you’ve selected the file type, click download.
  5. Line the Advent Calendar and Activity Page behind it.
  6. If using a matted frame, tape the pages to the matte and line up the 2nd page. If using a frame without a matte, sides down to fit a 8×10 frame.

See the video on how to put the Advent Calendar together: Instagram Video

Need some ideas for your Advent Calendar?

  1. Watch a Christmas Movie
  2. Look at Christmas Lights
  3. Bake Cookies
  4. Make a homemade gift and deliver to a friend/neighbor
  5. Wear an Ugly Christmas Sweater
  6. Look at Christmas Lights
  7. Make a holiday craft
  8. Write a letter to Santa
  9. Read a Christmas Book
  10. Hot Chocolate Bar
  11. Make a Ginger Bread House
  12. Make Magical Reindeer Food
  13. Donate a gift to someone in need
  14. Go Ice Skating
  15. Listen to Christmas Songs
  16. Send Christmas Cards
  17. Have a Sleepover by the Tree
  18. Visit Santa
  19. Watch a holiday show
  20. Visit a Christmas Market
  21. Play in the snow
  22. Make a Christmas Ornament
  23. Play board games in Pajamas
  24. Wrap Christmas Presents
  25. Try a new Christmas Cookie Recipe
  26. Donate Food
  27. Take family pictures
  28. Go Sledding
  29. Leave Cookies for Santa
  30. Attend or Host a Christmas Party

2024 Printable Calendar

This year has been a crazy one! It started with my husband getting a new job and needing to start work in Florida for the first 6 months of the year while the kids and I stayed behind to finish out the school year. The beginning of the year had its many challenges, and I’m glad that part of the year is done. The rest of us finally made it to Florida in July and it’s definitely been a big change for all of us! We loved living in Texas, but my husband and I apparently like adventures since we never stay in the same place for very long. 2023 has definitely had it’s ups and downs, but I’m hoping 2024 will be a better one as we learn the area and adjust to the new life in our new home.

This year, I’m getting the 2024 calendar up a couple months sooner than I did for the 2023 calendar (sorry about that!!). As we wrap up 2023, I’m grateful for the adventures, challenges and new opportunities that happened this year. I’m looking forward to 2024 and hope that you have a wonderful holiday season!

2024 Portrait Calendar – Download here

2024 Landscape Calendar Part 1 – Download Here

2024 Landscape Calendar Part 2 – Download Here

Other calendar printables available!

Fall Photo Booth Props – Free Printable

We’ve reached the busy season, and that typically means lots of parties and get togethers to celebrate the holidays. I love this time of year (like most of you) and there’s usually a lot that goes into getting ready for a party. Coming up with the food menu, activities, decorations, etc.

One of my favorite things at a party are the photo booths! I love that there are so many fun ideas to create a cute back drop and capture a moment from the party. If you’re having a photo booth, you’re definitely going to need some props! These props are the perfect addition to your Fall photo booth and you can make them at home!

These are easy to put together and add a little fun and silliness to your pictures! Who doesn’t love that? Here is what you’ll need to put these together:

–Fall Photo Booth Printable – Download here

-Color Printer

-Heavy Cardstock

-Scissors

-Wooden Dowels

-Glue / Tape

Looking for more props and want the full set? Grab them in the shop! Click on the image below:

2023 Printable Calendar

Another year has come and gone, and I swear it felt like 2022 went by faster than any of the other years. This past year was the most we’ve ever traveled as a family. We visited Tennessee twice, went back home to California to visit family, and enjoyed a Christmas vacation in Costa Rica! I’m sure all the traveling helped make it feel like the year flew by in a flash.

Our kids certainly kept us busy on top of that! With the many different sports and hobbies they’re interested in, it made the weeks go by fast. Don’t get me wrong, there were weeks that dragged on and on, but for the most part, we kept ourselves busy chauffeuring our kids everywhere. Anybody else in the same boat? 🙂

With all that’s been happening last year, I was slow in getting the 2023 calendar out! I know that many of you use this to plan out your year and I’m so glad you keep coming back to get the new year’s calendar. I hope that you and your family have a wonderful and safe 2023!

2023 Portrait Calendar – Download Here

2023 Landscape Calendar Part 1 – Download Here

2023 Landscape Calendar Part 2 – Download Here

Free Halloween Invitation – Printable and Digital

There’s less than 2 months until Halloween, can you believe it? We’re so excited to dress up and stuff our faces with Halloween candy. Since we’re quickly approaching Halloween season, that means (for some of us) party season!

Halloween parties are one of my favorites. It’s so fun to see friends and family dress up, especially the DIY costumes. My SIL flawlessly puts together her daughters halloween costumes pretty much every year and she pulls them off with such ease! They look amazing and I’m always so impressed.

When our oldest was born, we started to dress up as a family and we kept the tradition alive for a while. A few years ago, we made Harry Potter costumes, and I enlisted the help of my MIL to help make the robes for the 3 of them, among a few other things. That was the last year our kids ever dressed up in themed costumes, but it was one of my favorites!

If you’re planning a Halloween party this year, here’s a free invitation you can use to send to your friends/family! Either print out with the pdf and fill in the even details, or send out a digital version of it that you can edit yourself! Both options are simple and easy to use.

HOW TO EDIT THE DIGITAL HALLOWEEN INVITATION:

  • Click on this link to access the file on Canva: Digital Invitation
  • You’ll need to login in to Canva or sign up if you don’t already have an account.
  • Once you’ve logged in/signed up, you’ll be able to edit the design and put in your information for the event.
  • When you’re done editing, click on the “Share” button on the top right corner.
  • Click on the download button, and select the file you’d like to save it as.

When you’ve saved the invitation, you can send them digitally or print them and hand them out.

PRINTABLE HALLOWEEN INVITATION FILE:

If you want to go the handwritten route, here is the digital file that you can print and send to guests.

Have fun planning and have a happy and safe Halloween!

Halloween Hand Soap Printable Gift Tag

One of my favorite small gifts to give, especially during the holidays, is hand soap. We were just walking through TJ Maxx the other day and found all of these adorable Halloween hand soaps shaped in pumpkins & ghosts. It’s the perfect little gift to give individually or add in a “You’ve Been Booed” gift basket.

Adding these Halloween Hand Soap Gift Tags helps make this small gift even more fun to receive. Simply print out the gift tags on cardstock and add some cute Halloween Ribbon and you’ve got yourself the perfect little gift!

These gift tags pictured fit perfectly with any Bath and Body works soap, but work great with any soap bottle.

Supplies Needed:

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  2. Halloween Gift Tags
  3. Halloween Donut Gift Tag
  4. Halloween Lunch Box Jokes
  5. Halloween Pennant Flag Printables

Free Printable Halloween Gift Tags

It may only be August, but I’m excited and ready for Halloween! Part of the reason may be because we live in Texas and am ready for the cooler temps, but I love this time of year. I love all the decorations, the get togethers, and all the food.

Chocolate is my biggest weakness and I struggle to say no to it. This is probably a big part of why I love this time of year so much. All of the sweets and did I mention the delicious food?

We’ve already started thinking about what costumes our kids are going to wear for Halloween, and at the moment they’re saying they’re sticking to what they’ve picked out this year. I highly doubt our 6 year old has completely made up her mind, but she has a couple more months to decide! We’re in no rush, but it’s fun to plan already.

I’m sharing these cute gift tags to attach to treat bags for school parties, party favors or to hand out for trick or treat-ers on Halloween! There are 3 different options to choose from! If you love all 3, print them all out. if there is one or two that match better with your party theme, there’s that option as well.

I’m using these Kraft Paper Treat Bags to fill small treats in and a small clothes pin to secure the tag to it. You could easily turn these gift tags into stickers or hole punch them through the tags and attach them to bags with ribbon.

Here’s what you’ll need to make these gift tags!

Printable Halloween Gift Tags Download

Heavy Cardstock

Colored Printer

Scissors or paper cutter

Kraft Paper Treat Bags or any treat bag

Ribbon / String / Clothes Pins

Hole Punch

2022 Printable Calendar

Another year has flown by, and we’re getting already getting ready for another one! I don’t know about you, but I’m grateful my kiddos are back and school and they’ve been able to enjoy some of their favorite sports this year. Our youngest started Kindergarten this year and I’m so glad she was able to start her first year of elementary school in person!

While 2021 still may not have been what we have wanted it to be, I’m hopeful that 2022 will be a better year!

2022 Printable Calendar – Portrait

2022 Printable Calendar – Landscape Part 1 & Part 2

2021 Printable Calendar

What a crazy year 2020 has been! Just like many of you, I cannot wait until this year is over and I am waiting for things to get back to normal. While I know it will definitely be a while until that happens again, we are trying to make the most of it! Crossing my fingers things start to improve in 2021!

It blows my mind how many of you use this calendar year after year! I hope this continues to help you stay organized in 2021. Stay safe!

2021 Printable Calendar – Portrait

2021 Printable Calendar – Landscape Part 1 & Part 2